New York to reinstate California attorney Pushkal Mishra after non-disciplinary resignation

On Thursday, September 1, 2022, the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division Third Judicial Department ruled on the Petition for Reinstatement from nondisciplinary resignation filed by California attorney Pushkal Mishra.

The case titled ‘In the Matter of Pushkal Mishra’ was brought by the Attorney Grievance Committee for the Third Judicial Department, case no. PM-151-22.

According to the Memorandum and Order on Motion, Mishra applied for leave to resign from the New York bar for nondisciplinary reasons, citing the financial burden of maintaining multiple state licensures and the absence of his actual practice in New York, which the Court granted on November 2021.

Mishra now applies for his reinstatement to which the Attorney Grievance Committee for the Third Judicial Department opposed no objection.

The Memorandum and Order on Motion further states:

“Mishra has prepared an affidavit in general accord with Rules for AttorneyDisciplinary Matters (22 NYCRR) part 1240, appendix F and has therein established his entitlement to reinstatement. On the issue of his legal experience and training, Mishra exhibits eight years of continuous practice in California and is currently in good standing with both the California bar and a number of geographically proximate federal courts. . . On the topic of Mishra’s character and fitness, we note that he has no disciplinary or criminal history in California since his resignation in this state and avers that he has no condition or impairment which would limit his ability to practice law.”

The Court granted the petition for reinstatement.

The dispositive portion of the Memorandum and Order on Motion reads:

“We conclude that Mishra ” ‘has the requisite legal training and experience, as well as the necessary character and fitness, to justify his reinstatement'” (Matter of Holup, 203 AD 3d 1303, 1304 [3d Dept 2022], quoting Matter of Weiss, 166 AD3d at 1160) and we, therefore, grant his application for reinstatement and restore his name to the roll of attorneys in this state, effective immediately.”

Mr. Mishra attended Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. He practices in California and he has been admitted in California and New York. His info can be found online at justia.com here.

A copy of the original filing can be found here.